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FrameMaker XML Author 12 is designed for XML/DITA authoring, review and collaboration.

FrameMaker 12 is a complete tool for technical documentation that supports both structured and unstructured authoring, content review and collaboration and multichannel publishing.

Unstructured authoring, FM and MIF file support, designing and formatting features, and multichannel publishing are some of the prominent functionalities that are present in FrameMaker 12 and not in FrameMaker XML Author 12. For detailed list of features refer the table below.

You can publish to the PDF format with FrameMaker XML Author 12, using the update patch. FrameMaker XML Author 12 also supports the XSLT/XSL-FO-based publishing process. DITA users can publish from FrameMaker XML Author 12 using out of the box DITA-OTK support, without requiring any additional software. If you wish to publish in other formats, use FrameMaker 12*, FrameMaker Publishing Server 12* or Technical Communication Suite 5*.

No, MathFlow™ licenses are not offered with FrameMaker 12. However, a 30-day free trial version of MathFlow™ is included with FrameMaker 12 and FrameMaker XML Author 12. Support is provided for Structure and Style MathFlow™ editors.

You can import a U3D object that was created from a CAD file using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended or another product into FrameMaker 12. You can then select the default view, lighting, rendering, and background color for the 3D object, or create a PDF file that includes the fully editable live 3D object.

Activation is a mandatory process that requires the software to connect to Adobe servers via the Internet and associates the products you have bought from Adobe with the computers on which you use those products. Activation helps protect your computers and environment from malicious code by ensuring you are using genuine Adobe software.

The product must connect to the Internet at least one time within 30 days of the first launch of your serialized product. If the product has not been activated after 30 days, the application does not launch until an Internet connection is detected and the software can be activated.

The software silently tries to connect to the Internet to activate for the first seven days after the first launch of your serialized product. If the software has not activated within the first 7 days, you receive a reminder for the next 23 days on every launch that the machine must connect to the Internet and activate the software. As soon as the software detects an Internet connection, it silently activates the product.

No. Activation of the product via the Internet is required for FrameMaker XML Author 12. If your system is connected to the Internet and you receive an activation reminder, contact your local Customer Support for assistance. Customer Support, however, cannot activate your software over the phone if you don’t have an Internet connection.

If your system is connected to the Internet and you have received a reminder asking you to activate your product, contact your local Customer Support. The phone numbers for Customer Support are available at www.adobe.com/support/contact.

Yes. All Adobe FrameMaker XML Author 12 users need to activate their product. If your company has firewall restrictions that prevent the machines from connecting to the Internet, have your IT administrator contact your local Customer Support. The phone numbers for Customer Support are available at www.adobe.com/support/contact.

If your company has firewall restrictions that prevent the machines from connecting to the Internet, have your IT administrator contact your local Customer Support. The phone numbers for Customer Support are available at www.adobe.com/support/contact.

Activation of Adobe FrameMaker XML Author 12 is required via the Internet to continue use of the product. Activating your product helps protect your computer and your environment by ensuring that you are using a genuine Adobe product. Activating your product has other benefits. Visit http://adobe.com/product/activation for more information. The machine with FrameMaker 12 installed must connect to the Internet at least once within 30 days of the first launch of your serialized product or the product stops working. If you work in a company that has a firewall that prevents your system from connecting to the Internet, have your IT administrator contact their local Customer Support. The phone numbers for Customer Support are available at www.adobe.com/support/contact.

No. Activation of FrameMaker XML Author 12 is required via the Internet. Each machine with an application installed must connect to the Internet at least once within 30 days of the first launch of your serialized product to continue using the product.

No. Activation is a mandatory process that requires the software to connect to Adobe servers via the Internet and associates the products you have bought from Adobe with the computers on which you use those products. Activation helps protect your computers and environments from malicious code by verifying that you have genuine Adobe software. Registration is an optional process that gives you access to a wide range of benefits and options, including access to support, notification of product updates, newsletters, special offers, and invitations to Adobe events.

Registration and activation are completely different. Activation is a mandatory process that requires the software to connect to Adobe servers via the Internet and associates the products you buy from Adobe with the computers on which you use those products. Activation helps protect your computers and environments from malicious code by verifying that you have genuine Adobe software. Registration is an optional process that gives you access to a wide range of benefits and options, including access to support, notification of product updates, newsletters, special offers, and invitations to Adobe events.

A subscription is a new, more flexible way to get technical communication software. It gives you ongoing access to the software for a low monthly fee, as well as access to all upgrades at no additional charge as long as your subscription remains active, provided you commit to taking an annual subscription.

Note: The subscription plan is available only for a 12 month period. There is no month-on-month subscription plan.

Subscription editions are similar to retail versions of Adobe technical communication software in that they are installed locally on your computer. The functionality of a subscription edition is no different from that of the retail product. You do not need to be online to use your Adobe technical communication software subscription. However, you need to be online when you install and license your software and at least once every 30 days thereafter. The software alerts you if you need to make an Internet connection for a license status check.

If you are already using a trial version of Adobe FrameMaker 12, Adobe RoboHelp 11, Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server 12, Adobe FrameMaker XML Author 12, or Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5, you can buy a subscription for that product from Adobe.com.

Adobe technical communication tools are available only via the one-year subscription plan. One-year plans have lower monthly payments and require that you remain a subscriber for at least a year. For more details, please visit the subscription section of the product website. Additional information is also available on this blog post.

Getting started with a subscription is fast and easy: Go to www.adobe.com and choose your product and plan, and then complete the purchase. Immediately after purchase, check your email for a message from Adobe with your serial number and a link to download your software. After you download the product, double-click the installer and follow the onscreen instructions to install your product and start your subscription.

No. You can use the same Adobe ID with all your Adobe products, including subscriptions. Each subscription is considered a separate purchase, so you may receive a separate email for each subscription if there is a problem associated with multiple subscriptions on your account.

When you buy a software product from Adobe, you are issued a serial number that represents your license to use that software. Activation is the process by which Adobe validates that your software and serial number are genuine and being used as allowed by your product license agreement. It is intended to protect both your rights as a consumer and Adobe’s rights as a software developer. Activation helps confirm that the software you bought is not counterfeit. You cannot use your Adobe subscription edition software if it is not activated.

If you own your own business and need to purchase 10 subscription edition products to get your team up and running, you must download and install all 10 subscription products using the same Adobe ID that was used when you purchased the product. Your Adobe ID and password must be entered on each system on which you install the application.

You can return a subscription edition within the first 30 days of purchase and get a full refund. The return process differs for countries and regions. Learn more about returning products in North America or Europe and Asia Pacific.

If your subscription expires or is stopped for any reason (for example, due to an expired credit card), you are notified by email, and your software displays an alert that your subscription has ended. If it has been less than six months since the subscription ended, click the Renew button displayed with the alert to enter the information required to restart your subscription.

You are eligible to receive updates to the subscription edition of Adobe FrameMaker , Adobe RoboHelp , Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server, Adobe FrameMaker XML Author, or Adobe Technical Communication Suite as long as your subscription remains active. Adobe notifies you by email as updates become available. The email contains instructions on how to access and install the update. Ongoing bug fixes, security patches, and other update releases that do not require full upgrades are made available through the Updater in the Adobe Application Manager, just as in the regular versions of Adobe technical communication software.

No. You are not required to install any new version of the subscription software, and you have a great deal of flexibility on when you install an upgrade should you choose to do so. You can continue using your current version of the product for one full year after the subsequent version is released.